Trading Up: Bishopstown, Cork €395,000

It’s dated, but decent - and there’ll be a bit of a queue for Greenrath, aka No 2 Bishopscourt Road in Cork city’s western suburbs.

New to market with Michael O’Donovan and Lawrence Sweeney of Savills, No 2’s a large five-bed detached two-storey home in the Wilton/Bishopstown suburb, dating to the 1960s; with recent underpinning work done,it’s all ready now for internal renewal.

Decoratively, it is ‘of its time,’ with timber panelling, Connemara marble fireplace, patterned wallpapers of decades past, and under some carpets are original parquet flooring. It’s on a corner site, near the garda station and main road with south and east aspect gardens, plus off-street parking, and to the back is a glasshouse/sun room/shed.

Rooms include a front-to-back 25’ by 15’ living room, study, den, large kitchen/breakfast room, with utility, guest WC and store off. Upstairs are five bedrooms and main family bathroom, with jetted bath and bidet, and there’s Stira access to a large attic: owners of similar Bishopscourt homes have done successful attic conversions.

Asking price via Savills is €395,000, and it’s clearly going to need modernising and insulation upgrades, plus probably a new kitchen. Those who don’t need all five bedrooms might look at knocking two together for a master en suite.

VERDICT: Great scope.